Pepper Rings Egg Makhni

This is a unique and interesting combination of bell pepper and egg.

Ingredients
2 Bell Pepper

For Masala
1-2 cloves
Small piece of cinnamon stick
1-2 cardamom
2 Onions
2-3 Green chillies
2-3 Red chillies
1-2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
2 Tomatoes

For Egg
1 Onion
Chopped coriander leaves
1/4 tbsp turmeric powder
1/4 tbsp chilly powder

Method
Cut the bell pepper to the shape of rings and keep them aside.
Heat 2-3 tbsp of butter in a pan, add all the ingredients mention in masala in the order mentioned and fry them till the onions turn light brown and then add tomatoes and let it cook. Then keep it aside, let it cool down and grind it to paste.
Now take another bowl, add all the ingredients mentioned in (for egg), beat the eggs well with rest of the ingredients. keep it aside.
Now heat 2-3 tbsp of butter in a pan, place the pepper rings and just shallow fry and then take the egg mixture and drop it slowly into the pepper rings till they are half filled, now close the lid and let it cook for   5-7 minutes. Once the egg gets cooked add the masala paste and let it cook for 5-10 minutes.

Your yummy and health pepper rings egg makhni is ready to serve.

Bhendi Masala Fry

This is a mouthwatering dish and very easy to prepare with ladys finger.

Ingredients

Medium sized lady fingers
Shallots as per your taste
Ginger-garlic paste
1tbsp chilly powder
1/4tbsp turmeric powder
1tbsp coriander powder
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves

Method

Make a paste of ginger, garlic, 2-3 shallots, chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, salt, coriander leaves.
Slit the lady fingers in the center and fry them in oil and keep aside. Once they cool down, stuff the lady finger with the masala.
In the same pan add some more oil if required, add shallots, salt and the stuffed lady fingers and fry them till the masala cooks well.
Yummy delicious lady finger masala fry is ready to serve.

Egg Burji Masala

It is a quick and easy recipe with egg. Especially for beginners, it can be an exciting kick start.

Ingredients

2 Eggs
2 Onions
2 Tomatoes
1-2 Green chillies
Small piece of ginger
1/2 tbsp mustard seeds
1/2 cumin seeds
1/4 tbsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp chilly powder
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves

Method

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and once the mustard seeds splatter, add sliced ginger and curry leaves. Now add chopped onions and fry till they turn translucent, add salt, turmeric powder, chilly powder. Now add tomatoes and let it cook for 10 minutes, finally add the eggs, mix it and let it cook for 5 minutes. Now add chopped coriander leaves. Turn off the heat.

Crispy lady's finger

Lady's Finger is a fiber rich vegetable. The fiber content has many health benefits, it stabilizes the blood sugar levels, helps in digestion, and also prevents constipation. Folates present in lady's finger is good for pregnant women as it reduces the neural tube defects of a new born.

 As its name suggests, crispy lady's finger is a very light and crispy dish and a very easy to prepare recipe.

Ingredients
10 Lady's fingers
4-5tbsp Gram flour
1tbsp corn flour
1 tbsp Chilly powder
1/2 tbsp Chat masala (optional)
Salt to taste

Method
Once you wash the lady's finger, dry them well. Slice the lady's finger very thinly and keep them aside.
Now prepare a mixture of above mentioned ingredients.
Coat the lady's finger well with the mixture and keep it aside for 10-15 minutes.
Heat oil in a vessel and deep fry the lady's finger.
Yummy and crispy lady's finger is ready to serve.

Achari Bhindi

An exotic and palatable dish with Lady's finger. Simple to cook and serve.

 







Ingredients
 250gms lady's finger
1/2 tbsp mustard seeds
1/2 tbsp fenugreek
1/2 tbsp fennel seeds
1 inch sized ginger
1-2 onions
1 tomato
1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
1-2 tbsp chilly powder
1 tbsp coriander powder
2-3 tbsp curd
Vegetable oil
Salt to taste

Method
Slice the lady's finger to 1 inch length pieces.
Take a pan, heat oil and fry the lady's finger pieces till they turn tender and keep them aside.
In the same pan, add mustard seed, fenugreek, fennel seeds. Once they splutter add sliced onions and sliced ginger.
Once the onions turn light brown, add salt, turmeric powder,chilly powder, coriander powder, tomato and cook for 5 minutes, now add curd.
Let it cook for 5 minutes, now finally add the fried lady's finger pieces and add little water and let it cook for another 5 minutes and turn off the heat.

BEETROOT PACHADI

Beetroot is a beautiful vegetable rich in Vitamin C, iron, folic acid and other vitamins and minerals. It is a complete package for a healthy body.

Ingredients
1-2 Beetroots
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp urad dal
Pinch of asafoetida
Small piece tamarind
4-5 garlic cloves
4-5 red chillies
Small piece jaggery

Seasoning Ingredients
1-2 tbsp cooking oil
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
2-3 red chillies
curry leaves
1/4 tbsp urad dal
1/4 tbsp chana dal

Method
Dice the beetroots to pieces and boil them with tamarind till they become tender little water.
Take a frying pan, 2-3 tbsp oil, and fry all the above mentioned ingredients and finally add the beetroot pieces and fry them.
Let it cool down and then grind it to paste.
Finally season it with the seasoning ingredients.

Baby Potato Curry with Coconut Milk

Baby potatoes are rich in proteins and carbohydrates which are essential for a healthy diet. This curry with coconut milk adds an extra flavor and taste to the dish.

Ingredients
1/2 kg Baby potatoes
1Cinnamon stick
2 Cardamom
3 Cloves
1/2tsp Fennel seeds
1 tsp Ginger finely chopped
1 tsp Garlic finely chopped
2-3 green chillies
1-2 Onions
1 Tomato
1 Cup Coconut milk
1/2 tsp chilly powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder


Method
Heat oil in a cooking vessel, add fennel seeds, cardamom, cinnamon and cloves. Then add ginger and garlic, green chillies, finely chopped onions. Let the onions fry till they turn light brown in color. Now add boiled baby potatoes, add turmeric powder, chilly powder, salt to taste. Now add the tomatoes finely chopped. Let it cook for 5 minutes with lid closed. Then add coconut milk and let it simmer for 5 minutes. Finely add curry leaves and coriander leaves for garnish.

SWEET PUMPKIN STEW (Gummadikaya Antu Pulusu)

This is a delicious curry rich with many health benefits. Pumpkin is rich in beta carotene which is an anti-oxidant that protects against heart diseases and reduces the risk of cancer. Easy to prepare dish.

Ingredients
Red Pumpkin pieces 1 cup
1 Onion
A small lemon sized tamarind 
2-3 green chillies
1/4 tbsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp chilly powder
1 tbsp jaggery (adjust according to your taste)
Salt to taste

Seasoning Ingredients
2-3 tbsp cooking oil
1/2 tbsp mustard seeds
1/2 tbsp cumin seeds
1/2 tbsp fenugreek seeds
2-3 red chillies
curry leaves
1 inch cinnamon stick
2-3 cloves


Method
Cut the pumpkin pieces to 2 inch cubes. Chop the onions and keep aside. Soak tamarind in 1 cup water and keep it aside.
Now take a cooking vessel, add oil and add all the seasoning ingredients and then add onions, green chillies slit to half, fry for 2-3 minutes. Now add pumpkin pieces and fry for 5 min and cover the vessel with lid for another 5 minutes.

Then add salt, turmeric powder, chilly powder and close the lid for another 5 minutes.
Now add water and let it boil till the pumpkin pieces turn soft. Once it is done add the tamarind juice and let it boil for 5 minutes.
Finally add the jaggery and bring it to boil for 2 minutes with lid covered till the stew turns thick.
Finally add 1 tbsp ghee and garnish with coriander leaves and turn off the flame.
Serve hot with rice.

PRAWN CURRY

A refreshing combination of prawns with coconut milk with great taste.

Ingredients

500gms prawns
2 Onions
2 Tomatoes
1 tbsp crushed ginger
4-5 cloves of crushed garlic
2 tbsp chilly powder
1 tbsp pepper powder
1/2 tbsp cumin powder
1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
Thick coconut milk 1-2 cups
Curry leaves
Salt to taste

Method

Clean the prawns and keep them aside.
Make a paste of chilly powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, pepper powder.
Take a pan, heat oil, add curry leaves, ginger, garlic, onions and fry till onions turn translucent. Add the paste of all powders.
Now add tomatoes and cook for 5-10 minutes, now add the prawns and cook till are the prawns are done. Finally add the coconut milk and for 5 minutes and turn off the stove.

PRAWN FRY (chemmeen fry)

A simple recipe with combination of great flavors.

Ingredients

250gms Prawns
1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tbsp chilly powder
1/4 tbsp turmeric powder
1/2 tbsp pepper powder
2tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp coconut oil
Finely chopped curry leaves
1/4 tbsp red chilly flakes

Method

Make a thick paste of above mentioned ingredients and marinate prawns with the paste for half an hour. Take a frying pan and shallow fry in medium flame for 10 minutes.
Do not over fry the prawns as they would become hard.

LEMON HONEY CHICKEN

A unique combination of honey and lemon with chicken. A must try dish.

Ingredients

2 Chicken leg pieces/Chicken breasts
2 tbsp cornflour
4 cloves of crushed garlic
1-2 tbsp of red chilly flakes
1 tbsp soya sauce
1 lemon
2 tbsp of honey
1 tbsp vegetable oil
salt to taste

Method

Make a paste of above mentioned ingredients and marinate the chicken leg pieces/breasts for half an hour to 1 hr.
Now take a frying pan, add 4-5 tbsp of oil and fry the marinated leg pieces till they turn golden brown evenly on all sides.

your delicious Lemon Honey Chicken is ready to serve.

CAULIFLOWER FRITTERS

A delicious and unique way to prepare cauliflower with great taste.

Ingredients
Cauliflower steamed 2 cups
2 eggs
2-3 cloves of crushed garlic
1-2 tbsp of olive oil
Salt and pepper
2-3 tbsp of grated cheese
1 cup wheat flour
Required amount of hot water 

Method

Steam the cauliflower pieces and keep them aside
Now take a bowl make a thick batter with the above mentioned ingredients.
Now heat 1-2 tbsp of oil in a  pan, pour the batter to form the fritter and fry till it turns golden brown on both sides of fritter.

Your cauliflower fritters are ready to taste.

PANEER BUTTER MASALA

One of the favourites of almost everyone of us. Easy and delicious dish to prepare readily at home.

Ingredients
100gm Paneer
2-3tbsp butter
3-4 cloves garlic
1 inch sized ginger
1 onion
2 tomatoes
1/2 tbsp chilly powder
1 tbsp corriander powder
1 tbsp garam masala powder
Salt to taste

Method

Cut the paneer into 1 inch cubes and fry them in oil for 2-3 minutes till they turn light brown in color.
Chop the onion thinly. Make toamto puree
Now take a pan, add butter, add sliced onion and fry, at this point add a pinch of salt. Once they become translucent, add crushed ginger and garlic and fry them.
Now add all the powders in the order mentioned above.
Fry for another 4-5 minutes and finally add the tomato puree. Add salt to taste.
Cook till it's raw smell and taste disappears, finally add some cream to it (optional) and turn of the stove.

PALAK PANEER

This is a healthy and delicious dish which is rich in nutrients added to it's taste.

Ingredients
100gms Paneer
3-4 bunches of Spinach leaves
1-2 green chillies
a small piece of ginger
3-4 cloves of garlic
1-2 Onion thinly sliced
1-2 tomatoes 
1/4 tbsp chilly powder
1/4 tbsp cumin powder
1 tbsp garam masala powder
3-4 tbsp of butter



Method
Slice the paneer to 1 inch cubes, fry them in 2-3 tbsp of butter for 2 minutes. Keep it aside.
Boil the spinach leaves for about 10 minutes, then let it cool down.
Slice the onion very thinly, prepare tomato puree.
Now grind the spinach leaves along with ginger, garlic, green chillies.
Take a pan, add butter, onions and fry till they turn translucent,now add chilly powder, cumin powder, garam masala powder, let it fry for 2-3 minutes. 
Then add the tomato puree, cook it till it's raw smell disappears.
Finally add the spinach leaves paste to it. Add paneer pieces to it.
Cook for 4-5 minutes. Turn off the stove.


Yummy Palak Paneer is ready to taste.

EGG BONDA

Egg bonda is a simple and delicious snack that can be prepared at home easily.

Ingredients

4 Boiled eggs 
1cup of gram flour (besan)
1/2 tsp Chilly powder
A pinch of Turmeric powder
Salt to taste
Oil to fry


Method
Mix gram flour, Chilly powder, turmeric powder and salt thoroughly and add water to make it to a thick paste.

Slice the eggs into small even pieces and dip them into the paste. Make sure it is coated evenly.

Heat the oil in a pan and drop the coated egg pieces one by one.

Fry them in medium flame till they turn golden brown.

Your Tasty Egg Bonda is ready to serve !!!

MAMBAZHA PULISSERY

Mambazha pulissery is a unique authentic kerala recipe cooked with ripe mangoes and curd. Its a very easy and simple dish to prepare. Try this and enjoy the delicious taste of mangoes in a unique way.

Ingredients

2-3 ripe mangoes
Curd ( 1/2 lt)
1 Cup Grated coconut 
1tbsp cumin seeds
1/4tbsp mustard seeds
1-2 cloves of garlic
1-2 green chillies
1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste

Seasoning Ingredients

2-3tbsp coconut oil / cooking oil
1tbsp mustard seeds
1tbsp fenugreek powder
A few curry leaves
2-3 red chillies

Method

Peel off the skin of mangoes and cut them into small pieces.
Now take the grated coconut, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, garlic and green chillies and  turmeric powder, grind to paste, add water if necessary and keep it aside.
Now take a vessel, put the mango pieces and add 1 cup of water, salt to taste, a pinch of turmeric, bring it to boil, now low the flame and add the ground paste into the boiling mangoes and add salt to taste.Just heat it for 2-3 minutes and turn off the stove.
Now take another pan, add all the seasoning ingredients and fry them and finally add it into the prepared curry.

Taste and delicious mambazha pulissery is ready to serve.

PANEER FRIED RICE

This is a Chinese recipe, simple and easy to cook, delicious and filled with full of flavors. Paneer is a good source of calcium and proteins and can prevent stomach disorders.

Ingredients

2 cups of Basmati rice
1 big Capsicum
2 Carrots
50 gm Paneer
50 gm Butter
3-4 tbsp of soya sauce
Salt to taste

Method

Grate carrots and capsicum into thin slices, mix 1tbsp of soya sauce and keep aside
Soak paneer in luke warm water for 2 minutes and then grate into thin slices and keep aside.
Soak rice for half an hour, then drain the water and keep the rice aside.
Now take a pan, put a generous slice of butter, fry the paneer pieces for 2-3 minutes till they turn light brown. Do not over fry them which makes the paneer hard.
Now fry carrots and capsicum, add required salt and fry till they become tender.
Take a pressure cooker add a generous amount of ghee, then add 3 cups of water, add salt to taste, boil it for 5-10 minutes, now add the rice, close it with a lid and let it cook.
 Take a pan, add butter, now mix the fried capsicum, carrots and paneer with cooked rice, add 1-2 tbsp of soya sauce.
Turn off the heat.
Delicious and yummy paneer fried is ready to serve.

POTATO CURRY

This is a very simple and tasty dish which can be prepared easily.

Ingredients

1-2 chopped onions
1-2 green chillies
2 tomatoes
2-3 pods of garlic
1/2 an inch sliced ginger
2-3 potatoes
2-3 cloves
small cinnamon stick
1/2 tbsp turmeric

Seasoning Ingredients

 2 tbsp of cooking oil
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
2-3 red chillies
curry leaves
1/2 tbsp chana dal
1/2 tbsp urad dal

Method

Slice the potatoes into 1 inch cubes. Put all the above mentioned ingredients into a pressure cooker along with the sliced potatoes. Let it cook till the potatoes are well cooked.
Take another vessel, heat oil and add all the seasoning ingredients and fry and then add the cooked potatoes and cook it for 3-4 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves and turn off the stove.

VANILLA CAKE

No worries if you don't have an oven at home, you can very well bake a delicious cake using a pressure cooker. Here is the recipe to bake a yummy vanilla cake

Ingredients

3 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter or 5-6 tbsp of vegetable oil
1 1/2 cup flour (maida)
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tbsp vanilla essence

Method

Beat the eggs and add the powdered sugar, then add all the above mentioned ingredients and mix them well.
If you don't have a blender, you can blend it in mixer as well.
Now take a vessel suitable to be placed in a cooker
Coat it well with butter and then pour the mixture into it.
Tap it well to avoid any air bubbles.
Now heat the pressure cooker without the lid for 5 minutes just as you preheat an oven.
Then place the vessel in it and close it with the cooker lid but without the whistle on top.
Now let it cook for 30min in low heat.
Remove the lid after 30min and check if the cake is baked properly. You can check that by poking a toothpick into the cake, if nothing sticks to the toothpick, it indicates your cake is perfectly baked, if not close the lis and let it cook for other 5-10 min. Turn off the stove and now you can see a wonderful delicious cake is ready to taste.

GHEE RICE

Ghee rice is a simple and easy recipe prepared with jeera rice or basmati rice with lots of ghee.

Ingredients

1cup of jeera/basmati rice
1 inch sized cinnamon
1-2 cardamom
2-3 cloves
1 bay leaf
1 nutmeg (jadikka)
4-5 tbsp of ghee
salt to taste
8-10 cashew nuts
8-10 kismis
1 big onion


Method
Wash rice and keep it aside
Chop the onions very thin and keep them aside.
Heat ghee in any large vessel, add cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, bay leaf, nutmeg and fry for 2 minutes.
Now add the rice and fry for 2 minutes.
Now add 2 1/2 cups of water and salt and stir well, close the lid.
Boil till the rice is cooked.
Heat 2-3 tbsp of ghee in another pan, fry cashewnuts till they turn light brown and keep them aside. Now fry kismis and keep them aside. Finally put some more ghee and fry chopped onions till they turn light brown.
Now garnish the ghee rice with cashewnuts, kismis and onions.